excellence, actually It's Time to Move Past Bullsh*t "Toughness"
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Sep 25, 2025 Rethink the myths of toughness! Explore how grit isn’t just about enduring pain but cultivating true resilience. Discover how different sports define toughness and learn the importance of mindful attention to discomfort. Get practical tips for flexible toughness and understand when to push through and when to step back. Hear a critique of extreme macho bravado and avoidance, promoting a balanced approach to challenges. It's all about developing the right mindset for real-life toughness in work, relationships, and beyond!
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Endurance Builds Quiet Toughness
- Aerobic fitness predicts success in Hell Week because it builds subtle toughness to manage urges to quit.
- Running fast trains the mind to stay near effort thresholds without amplifying the inner voice until failure.
Mindful Movement Explains Sport Success
- Endurance sports combine physical capacity with sustained attention similar to mindfulness practice.
- That repeated focus under discomfort explains why runners, rowers, and wrestlers succeed in prolonged stress tests.
Personal 'Go Until You Puke' Example
- Steve Magness describes historically running until he vomited as a crude toughness training method.
- He argues that this "go until you puke" approach has value but is an immature, limited tool.
